Ex-Mayor calls on witnesses not to collaborate with General Prosecutor's OfficeJune 3, 2009 - 16:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - All that happened on May 31 was not elections but a pre-arranged process of falsifications implemented by the authorities, former Mayor of Yerevan Vahagn Khachatryan, currently member of Armenian National Congress (ANC), told a news conference. Ex-Mayor finds that Armenia should cease the practice of holding elections in the present-day totalitarian regime. "These were not elections, but a pre-arranged process of mass falsifications implemented by the authorities," Vahagn Khachatryan said.Before the elections opposition had some hopes that at least Yerevan Municipality would become a legitimate and accomplished structure. But what happened on May 31, proved the contrary, ex-Mayor finds. "During elections, ANC and its co-thinkers realized that authorities would not manage to change," he noted. When asked by a anARMENIAN.Net correspondent why ANC representatives, journalists and observers refused to cooperate with General Prosecutor's Office, Mr. Khachatryan said he didn't have faith in state government bodies, especially Prosecutor's Office and Police. "I call on everybody to follow the example of the correspondent of '168 Zham' and observer of Transparency International - Armenia: not to go to polling stations, exposing their lives to danger." To the question how the Prosecutor's Office and Police should work in that case, Khachatryan said they'd better think about restoring their image and people's trust instead of falsifying elections. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. |